Kuba Kossak

Kuba Kossak on set W.Kruk
Kuba Kossak was born in Warsaw in 1977 and graduated with distinction from the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw in 2001, receiving the title of Master of Arts. During his studies, he had the opportunity to travel all over the world with some of the best symphony orchestras, both Polish and foreign. He was the first Polish scholar of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute and Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester.
He has collaborated with orchestras such as Philharmonie Der Nationen, Symphony Varsovia, and the National Philharmonic Orchestra. From 2005 to 2008, Kuba was a member of the Symphony Orchestra of Polish Radio and Television in Warsaw.
In 2002, he enrolled in the Milton Avery School of Fine Arts in New York for a single semester. The interdisciplinary approach of the school inspired him to switch his career path to visual arts.
In 2012, he worked as a cinematographer for his first feature film, "The Winter (O heimonas)," directed by Konstantinos Koutsoliatos. The following year, he moved to London, where he worked as a camera operator for productions for Walt Disney ("Maleficent") and also directed several music videos, including those for Torqux, James Wolf, and Glasvegas. Additionally, he directed the feature film "Always in the Present," directed by Oliver Guy-Watkins, during his stay in London. Kuba also attended a week-long steadicam course at Panavision London.
In 2015, after returning to Warsaw, Kuba started his own company and has been working as a freelancer in the advertising market ever since. He has worked for a variety of clients, including W.Kruk, Vistula, Mohito, Reserved, HOUSE, Simple, Prosto, Reebok, H&M, Klif, Skoda, National Geographic, Neonail, Semilac, Oceanic, Bohoboco, Bielenda, 4F, L'Oreal, Lirene, Merck, YES, and many others. Kuba has also authored documentary films for the Borderland Center in Sejny and created a series of concert performances for Kasia Kowalska, Lipali, Mitch and Mitch. He was awarded a gold and later a double platinum disc for his work on the Zbigniew Wodecki with Mitch & Mitch "1976 A Space Oddysey". In 2021, Kuba attended The ASC Masterclass in Los Angeles, where he participated in workshops led by renowned cinematographers Dan Mindel and Linus Sandgren, among others. Currently, he specializes in producing advertisements for cosmetic products, beauty, as well as fashion films and music videos.
Kuba Kossak on set Lanzarote